Travel RN - ICU

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Mar 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift travel contract requiring Cerner proficiency, critical care certifications, and a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience.

Details

• Acute care hospital ICU setting, covering both general ICU and ICU-CV Recovery (24–32 beds)
• Complex critical care patient population including respiratory failure, sepsis, AMI, ARDS, GI bleed, CABG, TAVR, Impella, vascular surgeries, neuro surgeries, and CVAs
• Patient ratios of 1:1 or 1:2
• Nurses are solely responsible for reading and interpreting their own telemetry strips; Spacelabs monitoring system is used with 24/7 monitor techs on the unit
• Cerner EMR is used and experience is required
• Ventilators are present and maintained by Respiratory Therapy (RT available 24/7)
• Dedicated pharmacist on the unit 12 hrs/day Mon–Fri and 6 hrs on weekends; 24/7 hospital pharmacy and Omnicell available
• Intensivist on the unit from 7am–5pm and on-call after hours
• 12-hour night shifts, every other weekend (or equivalent of 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule)
• Travelers are first to float to MedSurg/Tele units (4E, 4W, 5E, 5W, and 6E)

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required; must be active at time of consideration — pending licenses not accepted
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required; pending certifications not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Cerner EMR experience required
• Must be willing and able to float to MedSurg/Tele units
• 2 professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, both including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• Copy of driver's license required
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position

Additional Information

• Nurses participate in multidisciplinary rounds
• EKG interpretation testing and additional critical care curricula (STEMI and Procedural Sedation) are assigned during orientation
• Orientation consists of 2 shifts on the ICU unit plus orientation to East and West tower floors for floating purposes
• Experience with IABP, CRRT, or ICP monitoring is a plus but not required
• Neuro ICU experience is a plus given the unit's growing neuro patient volume
• Navy blue scrubs are required; scrub jackets, undershirts, and any layering pieces must also be navy, white, or black
• Candidates may not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year; candidates employed PRN through outside firms will be considered
• Local candidates are accepted for this position